A Replacement Bride

Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Beatrice picked at her clean fingertips, which was now pale. With her head lowered, she stared at the string of digits on her phone screen until it went blank, but her calls were not answered.

As her anxiety persisted, she bit her bottom lip until the shape of her beautiful lips changed while her cold pale face appeared frail.

This is the first time Joaquin missed my call.

Is it because of the woman Ian mentioned?

Who exactly is she?

For the first time in her life, she was panicking as she felt things were going out of control.

Why did something like this happen now after five years?

Feeling irritated, she decided it was time to ring him again.

This time, the call was answered quickly. The man's low and cold voice came through the phone, which had been softened significantly by the audio transmission. Beatrice's heart raced a little as she heard the indescribable bass and gentleness in his voice.

"Why didn't you answer my call earlier?" she muttered, feeling wronged and dissatisfied.

Joaquin glanced at the sleeping Katherine, whose cold expression softened under the dim light. Instead of appearing as icy as she had been in the past, her face appeared more tender.

Hearing Beatrice's complaint, he pursed his lips and gently replied, "I was busy. What happened? Who made you upset, hm?"

Beatrice's heart calmed a little when she heard his familiar tone and the unease she harbored was gone.

"I get nervous when I can't reach you. Joaquin, let's…"

At that moment, she was dying to ask him when he was going to marry her.

no plans to marry her. She could not figure out

you when the time comes."

chose her five years ago, he deserved to

mother told him on

be like his father, who was

of amazing girls whereas I'm a nobody. I

moment, Beatrice's voice was filled with

in disbelief for a long time before slowly exhaling. "There will be no one else, just

his promise to

other people ask why, I can't even answer them." Beatrice smiled, gripping her phone and

calmed her down by saying, "I'm

was sleeping on the chair earlier, was already awake and now stared at himself with

Miss Cornell has a habit of eavesdropping, huh?" Joaquin asked, raising

Katherine smirked as she arched her

spoke openly in front of her! As

say. Plus, I didn't even say anything about the fact that you had to answer the call and

have quite a temper." Joaquin snickered as he observed Katherine's

was exhausted and frail because of how pale her face was.

want to engage in a conversation, Katherine yawned. "Drop me at the city center. There's something I need

had just completed an exhausting operation on a patient, which resulted in

As a result, Katherine conveyed her irritation with her brows tightened. If she could be

after saying those words. Seeing that, Joaquin decided to stop talking so

were rather flat, there were many road curves. As such, he drove slowly and steadily to avoid waking Katherine, who was

phoned him in excitement. "Captain! Winson is awake! He's wide awake! Greg also stated that his injuries are no longer a concern. He simply needs to rest well for a few weeks! Who exactly is that woman, Captain? How could

had woken up,

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